Playing your content with existing players
Azure Media Services supports many popular streaming formats, such as Smooth Streaming, HTTP Live Streaming, and MPEG-Dash. This topic points you to existing players that you can use to test your streams.
The Azure portal Media Services content player
The Azure portal provides a content player that you can use to test your video.
Click on the desired video (make sure it was published) and click the Play button at the bottom of the portal.
Some considerations apply:
- The MEDIA SERVICES CONTENT PLAYER plays from the default streaming endpoint. If you want to play from a non-default streaming endpoint, use another player. For example, Azure Media Player.
Azure Media Player
Use Azure Media Player to playback your content (clear or protected) in any of the following formats:
- Smooth Streaming
- MPEG DASH
- HLS
- Progressive MP4
Flash Player
PlayReady with Token
http://reference.dashif.org/dash.js/nightly/samples/dash-if-reference-player/index.html
DASH Players
Other
To test HLS URLs you can also use:
- Safari on an iOS device or
- 3ivx HLS Player on Windows.